Period 5: 1844-1877

Chapter 13: The Impending Crisis

Chapter 14: The Civil War

Chapter 15: Reconstruction and the New South

Key Concepts:

1. The United States became more connected with the world, pursued an expansionist foreign policy in the Western Hemisphere, and emerged as the destination for many migrants from other countries.
2. Intensified by expansion and deepening regional divisions, debates over slavery and other economic, cultural, and political issues led the nation into civil war.
3. The Union victory in the Civil War and the contested reconstruction of the South settled the issues of slavery and secession, but left unresolved many questions about the power of the federal government and citizenship rights.

Learning Targets:

1. I can describe how popular enthusiasm for U.S. expansion resulted in the acquisition of new territories, substantial migration westward, and new overseas initiatives.
2. I can analyze relationships among different regional, social, ethnic, and racial groups, and explain how these groups’ experiences have related to U.S. national identity.
3. I can compare and contrast diverging responses to slavery from Americans in the North and the South.
4. I can analyze the debate over slavery and explain how it caused the secession of the Southern states.
5. I can describe the advantages of the North over the South during the Civil War.
6. I can argue to what extent Reconstruction was effective in protecting the rights of all Americans.

Resources and Assignments:

• Map Annotation
• Causes of Civil War Turning Point
• Causes of Civil War Conference
• Comparison: North vs. South
• Lincoln and Mobilization
• Why did the Union Succeed? Turning Point

Review:

• Unit 6 Review Sheet